DIXON BREAKS HURDLE RECORD AT USD TUNE-UP

Friday, May 3

Vermillion, SD

South Dakota State University

USD Tune-Up

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

5/3/2024 11:35:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

VERMILLION, SD – The women's 100-meter hurdle record was broken in quick fashion on Friday afternoon as multiple Jackrabbits won their respective events at the USD Tune-Up at the Lillibridge Track Complex.

Brielle Dixon clocked a blistering mark of 13.53 to break the SDSU school record and take first place in the 100-meter hurdles. Savannah Risseeuw also recorded a new PR, finishing second in 13.89 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in school history.

Rich-Ann Archer finished within the top 10 of the 100-meter dash, taking third place overall with a clocking of 12.11. She also took third in the 200-meter dash in 24.73 as Maggie Madsen (25.15) was fifth and Erika Kuntz (25.20, PR) was seventh.

Risseeuw took third in the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:05.50 as Abby Hughes finished fourth in 1:06.21.

Nicole Swanson was 17^th in the 800-meter run in 2:32.59 and also finished 10^th overall in the 1500-meter run with her time of 5:02.26.

Jaiden Boomsma won the women's long jump with her leap of 19-06.25 while Apryl Adderley (17-09.75) was fourth and Layne Kirkendoll (17-04.25) was fifth.

Emma Smith led the way for SDSU in the triple jump, taking third place with a 36-11.00 as Camryn Brinkman (36-10.50) was fourth and Adderley (35-09.25) was seventh.

Laci Leverty cleared a height of 12-10.75 to take third place in the pole vault while over in the high jump, Taylor Jochum was sixth after clearing 5-03.25 and Kirkendoll finished seventh with a 5-01.25.

In the javelin throw, Nora Peterson was runner-up with a 137-01.00 and Ryann Moline was third with a 126-01.00.

Milee Young claimed third place in the discus throw with a mark of 150-06.00 as teammate Josie Curry was eighth in the hammer throw with a PR of 164-01.00 and fourth in the shot put with a 40-10.50.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Dixon, Risseeuw, Madsen and Boomsma clocked a 46.39 to win the event.

On the men's side of action, Evan Henderson joined SDSU history in the 100-meter dash as he ran a PR of 10.57 for 10^th on the Top 10 List. He finished third overall in the event as Carter Toews (10.78, PR) took eighth and Drew Olson (10.81) was 10^th.

Gunnar Gunderson was sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a PR of 14.81 as Carter Johnson took eighth in a PR of 14.88. Aiden Voss (15.23) and Ben Morningstar (15.25) also each ran new or tied their previous personal bests.

Jake Werner won the 200-meter dash in a flat 21.00 seconds, which is now the second-fastest time in school history. Carter Toews was third in a PR of 21.40—now 10^th on the All-Time List—as Evan Henderson clocked a PR of 21.72 for sixth and Olson ran a 21.94 for ninth.

Thailan Hallman won the 400-meter dash with a top clocking of 49.08 as Sam Castle finished fifth overall with his new personal best time of 49.96.

SDSU claimed the top two spots in the 400-meter hurdles as Jeremiah Donahoe (54.65, PR) won the event and Gunderson (55.99) was runner-up.

In the 800-meter run, Sean Murphy came eight overall in a time of 1:56.03.

Cashton Johnson (4:02.87, PR) and Tyler O'Neill (4:05.69, PR) finished back-to-back in the men's 1500-meter run, taking seventh and eighth, respectively.

Luke Johnson took fourth place overall in the 5000-meter run with a clocking of 15:01.12 in his event debut.

In the long jump, Hudson Schroeder leaped into fourth place with a personal best jump of 23-04.50 as Isaac Flanegan finished fifth with a 22-07.25. Flanegan also took sixth place in the triple jump with a new PR of 43-05.25.

Connor Powers cleared 6-04.75 for fifth place in the high jump, followed by Carson Kirwan, who tied for seventh place with a 6-00.75.

Matt Katz finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 15-07.25 as Ryan Karajanis cleared 15-07.25 for fourth place and a new PR.

SDSU went 1-2 in the javelin as Katz (159-05.00) won the event and Ryan Benson (159-02.00, PR) took runner-up.

Hunter Wallster won the hammer throw with his mark of 191-11.00 and, in the shot put, Lee Reiser finished third with a throw of 51-11.50.

Caiden Fredrick took the top spot in the discus with a throw of 171-04.00 while Ryan Hackbart claimed fifth place with a PR of 150-02.00.

UP NEXT: SDSU will head to the 2024 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will take place May 9-11 at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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